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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-11-17

Cotton crop is estimated at 6,300.OO(
bales.
West Virginia forest fires have beer
checked by copious rains.
Propeller Egyptian. en- route from
Ashland to Lorraine. o., cargo 1900 tons
ore. foundered at Lorraine.
Secretary Lamar, 1t is stated semi
officially. will be appointed to the Su'
preme bench as soon as congress con-
veneS.
E. M. Jewell, Brooklyn, N. Y is dead
from cancer of tongue. produced by
chewing paper, habit contracted In
his schoolboy days.
County Clerk H N. Blair. London, o.
disappeared Oct. 25. Creditors mourn
him. and it is reported he is short in bis
official accounts.
Hon. Gibson Atberton, of Newark, o.,
we'll known in state affairs. died of par
alysis of the brain Thursday. He Was a
prominent Mason and Knight TempIar.
a tramp at the election In Xenia
abused "niggers' at the polls until he
was pelted with stones and sought ref
uge from death In neighboring house.
Germans victory in Maryland turns
out to be a small affair. There were
large Republican gains ali over the
State. and the Constitutional Conven-
tion scheme was defeated.
A negro murderer was taken out of
Jail at Waverly. Alabama, Sunday night
and lynched. If the Southern lynchers
would dispatch few white criminals,
they would not lay themselves so open
to the charge of partiality.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-11-17
JUsr now when JEFF Davis has again

JUsT now when JEFF Davis has again
been dragged to The fTUat tha contriou'
ton of the Century Magazine to the lit
eraLuIe about him is especially timely.
1t is in the Life of Lincoln" and shows
with pi.iless array of facts how Davis.
while protesting TO love the Union was
plotting its destruction; bow at home in
Mississippi he roared for rebellion aud
and in Washington be gently pleaded
for peace and compromise; how he in-
famed the South and at the same time
quieted the fears of the North by pro-
claiming that 10 his spotless breast trea-
son could find no lodging place. The
conspiracy to cripple the UniOn. the lies
and double-dealing of the Southern lead =
ers, are detailed with fidelity that is
Photographic in its accuracy. But this
Is the analysis of Davis character:
His dominant mental traits were sub
tlety and will. His nature was one of
reserve and pride. His uiographers give
US no glimpse of his private life. They
show US little sympathy of companion
ship, OF sunshine of genial humor.
Houston is reported to have said OF
! him that he was ''as ambitious as Luct-
| fer and as cold as lizard" His fancy
lived in world of masters and slaves
! His education taught him nothing but
the law of subordination aud the author.
! Ity of command.
A D. mocrat by party name, he was
an arIStocIat ia feeling and practice. He
was type of the highest Southern cul
ture and most exclusive Southern caste
| His social ideas were of the past. In
political theory he was sophist. and
not a logiciaD. With him consent of
the governed in d State was truth;
consent Of tile governed" in a Territory
was error. "R-beliiOD" in State must
Oe Obeyed; rebellion" 10 Terri
tory must De crushed" Constitutional
forms in Kansas in the interest of sIa>
very were sacred law; constitutional
forms IN the Union ia the interest of
freedom were fagrant usurpations. The
majority in IA State was enthroned free
dom; a majority in the Nation was in
sufferable despOtism. But even his cen
Lral dogma became plant before consid-
dllOuS Vi otll III us OHu
State majority OF 1000 against Quit.
man in september he treated as a dan
gerous political heresy to be overthrowR
by his personal championship. Da>
jOrity nf 1000 against himself in No.
vember he affected to regard as CON-
mand to stultiiy his own opinions. His
beliefs were at war with the most es-
sential principles of American govern
ment. He denied the truth of the De
claratiOn of Independence, denied the
right of the majority to rule, denied the
supremacy of the National Constitution.
His DarrOwness was of th at type which
crayed the exclusion of Northern teach
els and the official censorship of school
BOOKS to keep out Abolition poison" Il
was in per ect keeping with his chaTac>
ter, and III perfect illustration of the
paradcxical theories of his followers
that, holding the lash over fifty Or a
hundred slaves, or exercising an inflexi
bic military dictatorship over nine mil.
lions of his people, he could decIaim in
fervid oratory against the despOtism of
a majority.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-11-17
A Young Man of Nerve

Speaking of nerve" chimed in another
club man, Il will tell you story of young
man, the son of one of our largest manufact-
urers, who displayed the greatest nerve Of
any man | ever beard Of He was an officer
in the navy, on one of the old hulks Of our
boasted squadron, which had the honor to
escort Gen. Grant on some OK his excursions
along the coast of China. The Aforesaid Atk
or vessel was off the coast of Japan, in that
most treacherous of all seas, caught. in ter
rife gale. Everything was done % make her
weather the sea, but the violence Of the
storm continued unabatilg, and it was found
that the boat would go to pieces The ofisers
and seanlen were called on deck, and 1t was
the unanimous opinion that it was only
question of time, and a mighty short one,
when she would succumb to the elements
The small boats we're all put in order, a stock
of provisions was placed IN each, and the ena-
GERS and crew were parceled of for the dif-
ferent boats. Everything was ready to put
off at moments notice, and every one was
expecting terrible struggle for hfe, if not
death by drowning.
The suspense was something impossible to
conceive unless one has had similar expert
ence. A man can look forward to being
hung or shot with comparative intrepidhy,
but to face drowning is a torture Of the soul
most narrowing. This young man knew no
fear, never knew any, and probably never
will He was born fearless and he cannes
help it. While all the other officers and men
were on deck ready and waiting to jump in
their boats, he quietly remarked "that as
there seems to be nothing else to do, III 90
down and take nap.n And he went down
to his cabin and went to sleep. Fortunately
the vessel rode out of the storm in a few
hours and was safe. This young man Of
nerve was the hero of those terribly anxious
hours, and his brother officers delight to re-
peat how he said las there seems nothing else
to do, I'll go down and take anap. Chicago
Journal
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-11-17
GERMAN UNIVERSITY ouELs.

Little EHort to STOP Them Made by ths
Aushorities-ThG schlaegsr's Five eats.
The police authorities Of the university
towns make nc earnest efforts 70 stop the
duels II they are not brought under their
notice directly, and the fights sometimes take
place in beer balls 10 the towns even. Cen
orally however, the students go several miles
away from the university. and the citzens
discover that mensur has been going on only
by seeing the next day 9 number Of students
with gashed and bandaged faces walking the
streets. Serious injuries are very rare in
duels with the schlaeger, and student who
is really bloodthirsty when be thinks he has
been mortally offended resorts to tbs pistel
or curved sword, like Turkish cimetar.
Only few instances of fatal duelS, even with
these, have occurred at the universities The
schlaeger would be weak weapon against
broadsword, or even q cavalry saber or a navy
cutlass Fighting with IT, the duelists must
not move from their positions, and there is,
consequently, little display of activity of the
body. The blow with the schlaeger is not a
cut or a thrust. 1t is a cut with only about
one foot of the end of the blade, which is all
of the sword that is sharpened, and then q
twist of the wrist The wrist does all the
fighting
There are only five cuts with these schlaeger
for the student to learn. All the others are
variations. The first cut is directly for the
top of the head. If it hits. piece of the
flesh, and sometimes a part of the skull,
comes out. A cut for the forehead and nose
is another. If it reaches the flesh serious
wound and permanent Disagreement may
follow. Duels have been known in which q
nose was sliced off completely, and had to
be sewed on again Two more cuts are di-
rected at the right and left sidss of the face
These blows may lay open the cheek, cut out
the teeth, cut the bps off or touch the nose,
as the schlaeger is made of such thin steel
that it bends around like a whip when hit
is made. Another, and the most dificuIt hit
to make, is an under cut, aimed at the chin
and mouth. 1t may do great mischief 10 all
the lower part of the face, but it cannot
touch the jugular vein, as that is protected.
Altogether the schlaeger is mere brutal
weapon of ofense, without any great power
to kill, and dueling with it win continue as
long as students at German universities re-
gard the possession of strength and endurance
as the only certificates of honor.-Globe-
Democrat
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-11-17
Grains of Gold.

An honest man generally thinks justly
There is no such thing AS failure till a
man gives up.
The smallest act Of charity shall stand
US in great stead.
One virtue without another is either
none at all or imperfect.
Never yet have We regretted parting
with money given In charity.
Use every man after his desert. and
who should escape whipping?
After yon cursed person or thing,
wba' then? None but yourself is in
jured.
1t takes longer for a man to find out
man than any other creature that is
made.
Though familiarity may not breed
coEtemp, it takes off the edge of admi-
ration.
Whoever makes home seem to the
young dearer and more happy is u pub
lie benefactor.
II everyone had to carry the toll of
his own mistakes, how tired some per-
sons would be.
Take heed that you be not chargeable
yourself with the fault that you re-
prove in others.
People, unless sick. come out of doors !;
so gtaces. if healthy, manifest them
selves in the life.
Fanaticism is the child of false zeal
and of superstition, the father of intUl-
aDce and of persecution.
When you give, take to yourself no
credit for generosity, unless you deny
yourself something In order that you
may give.
Many people take no care of their
money till they have come nearly to the
End of it, and others do just the same:
with their time.
The greatest thing for man to
know" said Alexander the Great, sis
that with which he is least acquainted
himself in person.
What is the education of the geueraIi-
ty of the world? Reading a parcel of
books? No, Restraint, discipline. em-
uiation, examples of virtue and justice.
Ostentation is the signal flag of by
pocrisy. The charlataD is verbose and
assumptive; the Pharisee is OstentatiOus
because he is a hypocrite. Pride is the
master sin of the Devil, and the Devil
is the father of liss.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-11-17

WE see no reason Republican dismay
in this result. The most tremendous
exertions. They have been able to assess
the employees of the federal. State and
Municipal Government for funds which
were swollen to good proportions by
the aid of liquor dealers, who were de-
termined to punish the Republican par~
ty for eDacting temperance legislation.
Il is notorious fact that the Demo-
Gratis have been supplied with money In
this campaign to an extent only seen
heretofore in Presidential campaigns
and it has not been wasted on processes
| addressed to the reason of voters. Al
the same time the Prohibition fanatics
have attacked the other fiaDks, aud by
sheer iteration and activity, have pros
duced considerable result. The tenn
perance legislation of last winter lost
Us the saloon vote, OF 80 much of it rs
| the Republican party bias ever received.
rhis loss could have been made up if
the order loving masses of the state
could have been sufficiently aroused to
the fact that the party was being struck
down by the salooakeepers for having
done too much for temperance.-N. Y.
Tribune.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-11-17
A Campaign of Mistakes.

On the part of the Democra it was g
campaign of mistakes.
1t was a mistake to nominate Powell
1t was mistake to favor free trade
1t WAS mistake to oppose the Dow
law.
1t WAS mistake 20 seek the indorse.
ment of Grover Cleveland, rebel flag or
der and all, by the voters OF Ohio.
1t was a mistake to attack Governor
Foraker for daring to express his opin,
ion about the President of the United
States.
1t was mistake to oppose Governor
Foraker's tax recommendations.
1t was mistake to defend the Ham
ilton county frauds.
1t was mistake to attempt defense
of Governor Hoadly's administration.
1t was a mistake to place the manage.
ment of the campaign in the hands of
well known boodlers.
1t was a mistake, last but not least, to
put on the stump in Ohio the Kuklux
leader, General Gordon, who had just
made speech in glorifcation of JEFF
Davis.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-11-17
HINTS FOR PRIMARY CLASSES.

Verses eS 80 are enough for the little folks
The lesson can be divided into three parts:
]. An invitation.
2 From whoml
g. To whoml
An invitation implies something pleasant.
A group of children living in a crowded
part of great city, where every tenement
was full to overflowing, were invited bT their
teachers and friends to go into the wide,
beautiful country for couple Of weeks. This
invitation was so charming that not one re-
fused it, but every one gladly accepted it.
A little poor gtrl living in the great city
Of Paris had been very ill; nice young
peasant girl from the country near by in
vited her to come and stay while at her lit
tie cottage She was delighted, and went to
enjoy the trees, the flowers and the ami
mails Although she had only black bread,
milk, berries and broth to eat she gained
health, strength and happiness by accepting
this kind invitation.
There are many kinds of invitations, but
the greatest, the best and most wonderful Of
all is this one in our lesson 1t says, come to
me. Write it on the b ard, or prepare be-
forehand little notes or cards with the invi-
tation printed on them, and give to the chill
dren.
Who gives this wonderful invitation, and
what makes it wonderful! Is it from some
loving friend to go to the sea shore in the hot
summer weather. Is it from some kind ae
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-11-17
The Full Moon.

High In the heavens | see thee glide,
Happy as some eIpectRnt bride,
Hung round about with robe of blue,
With starry fringe Of silver hue;
Ny heart goes out tn praise to thee,
Sailing along the heavenly sea.
Thou shinest upon homes tonight
Where sorrow comes with shrOud OF
white;
Thou kissest teDderly the sod.
That those who have been called of God
May not be lonesome where they sleep
In new-made graves, so still and deep.
Thou shinest upon souls whose speech
Is loves sweet silence, lost in each,
And found in esch-O rarest blissl
Sealed in the moonlight with kiss,
The grandest gift from heaven above,
The purity of perfect love.
Shine on, fair moon, my cheer and song
Thy beams reach out in other lands,
To otber hearts and other hands,
Aud. sweetest of all Thoughts that be,
Thou shinest on those dear to me.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-11-17
The Liquor League and the Elections

The Liquor League and the Elections.
The people of Cleveland and of Ohio
generally have announced through the
ballot-box that they will not permit the
liquor interests to control the politics OF
this city and State. The Dow law, with
its wholesome tax and judicious local
option feature, has been indorsed by an
overwhelming majority of the people.
The principles of regulating the liquor
traffic, as set forth 10 the Dow law, have
been accepted, and may be regarded as
permanent feature of the temperance
Legislation of this State. If the leaders
and managers of the liquor traffic of
Ohio have intelligence enough to cor
rectly understand the lesson of Tues+
days election they will disband as a .. -
litical organization. There certainly
ought to be some men among them cap
able of coDprehendiDg the situation.
The people of Ohio are disgusted with
their arrogance. They have regularly
advertised themselves at every election
as standing ready to sacrifice the public
welfare and every great public intesest
for the advancement of their business.
They lay claim to no motives of patriot
ism, to no desire whatever to improve
the condition of society. 1t is with
them absolutely nothing but a question
of dollars and cents,their political action
being determined solely by the belief
that under Democratic administration
they can open more saloons, sell more
beer and whisky, and derive a greater
profit from such sales. Such is the plat
form of an organization calling itself
the League for Liberty and Right" 1t
is in reality league for the advances
ment of the Democratic party and the
promotion of drunkenness. 1t should
learn from the result of Tuesdays cleo
tion, and the election two years ago.
that it cannot control the politics of this
great State. Will it heed the lesson ?
-Clev. Leader.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-11-17
Mental Kitchen Scales.

Ten common sized eggs weigh one
pound.
Soft butter the size of an egg weighs
one ounce.
One pint of coffee A sugar weighs
twelve Ounces.
One pint of best brown sugar weighs
thirteen ounces.
Two teacups (well heaped) of coffee A
weigh one pound.
One and one-third pints of powdered
sugar weigh one pound.
Two tablespoons of powdered sugar
o fl ur weigh one ounce.
Que quart of sifted -four (well heaped)
one pound.
Two teacups (leveD of granulsted su.
gar weigh one pound.
Two teacups of soft butter well pack
ed weigh one pound.
One tablespoon (well rouDded) of soft
butter weighs one ounce.
One pint (heaped) of granulated sugar
weighs fourteen ounces.
Four teaspoons are equal to one table
spoon.
Two and one-half teacups QeveD of
the best brown sugar weigh one pound.
Two and three-fourths QeveD of pow
dered sugar weigh one pound.
One tablespoon (well beaped) granu
lated coffee a, or best brown sugar
equals one ounce.
One generous pint of liquid. or one
pint of finely chopped meat packed SOL
idly, weighs one pound.
Teaspoons vary in size, and the new
ones hold about twice as much as an
old fashioned spoon of thirty years ago.
A medium sized spoon contains about "A
dr8chm.-ExchaLge
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-11-17
quaintance to visit her IN the beautiful coun-
f1-VI Who save COma IN una2

quaintanee to visit her IN the beautiful coun-
Try! Who says, Come to me!
To whom is it given! Every one must say,
am invited! want to go. A lady in Paris
was talking to two hundred working women
about this invitation. She said, You viii
say, am not good enough to go, am wick
ed. But he who invites you will make you
good if you will let him. People invited to
kings houses must be finely dressed, as they
were at Queen NietOrias dinner. Perhaps
you say have no suitable clothes to wear
This King, who says come to me, will clothe
you with robes of Righteousness that VIII
make you fit to enter in among the royal
guests
After the meeting, a little, shriveled, miser-
able looking woman came to the lady who
had been talking, and laying her hand on the
lady's arm she said earnestly, looking steadily
into her face, WAS that invitation YOU gave
for mel Was it for meE yes said the
lady, ''for you and for every one who heard
it" "Well then" she replied, Il accept it, 1
accept it gladly. L know am wicked, but
you said he would make me good, and l ae-
cept the invitation" This was the Grzt tire
this poor old woman had been to those meet
ings, and when she heard Ike wondsrfu1 iIs-
vitation she Immediately accepted it. How
many who-hear it today win accept its-Suz-
day School World.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-11-17

A oOLoRED Republican candidate for
the Legislature in Hamilton county
beat the Democrat who received the
highest vote of all the ten Bourbons
running for the House by over 10000
A cOlored Republican candidate for the
Legislature in Cuyahoga county beat
the Democrat who received the highest
vote of all the six Bourbons running for
the House by over $500. And yet some
people say colored men are foolish for
being Republicans in Ohio.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-11-17

PROHIBITION has been showed under
in Oregon. This makes four States,
widely separated and differing greatly
in every way, which have voted down
prohibition amendments, one after an
other Michigan in the North, Texas in
the extreme Southwest, Tennessee in
the southeastern interior. and now Or
egon on the Pacific coast. have decided
one after another, not to try the EXPERT
ment of Outlawing traffic which could
not be suppressed in their large cities
and towns.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-11-17

The last Ohio Senate only had three
Republican majority. That was too
small margin and greatly impeded the
work of the session. The Ohio Repub-
licans took good care TO get the majority
large enough to pass all necessary aud
desirable legislation this time. There
will be only ten Democrats iu the Senate
of the 68th General Assembly, out of q
total of &c members.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-11-17

THE Republican victory in New Jer
sey offsets the bourbon victory in Vir-
ginia. The Republicans l. Sc a senator
from Virginia AID gain one in New Jer-
seg. After March 4. 1889. the South
will be "solid" in the national senate,
barring the possibility Of political rev.
Oluti0n 10 one OF more IF the late slave
ef..fpS
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-11-17

THE House of Representatives that
elects that elects the next President, il
the Electoral Colleges fail. will be Re
publican bp States. each State casting
one vote-the method prescribed by the
constitution.
The Democratic and Republican states
were even in the House until the cleo
ton in Rhode Island last week gave the
Republicans a majority of one.
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A FAMILY AFFAIR.

As distinctive Ohio paper the Week.
ly Ohio State Journal, since its enlarge
ment, In August last, takes the lead in
this State. AS an able and iearles ex
ponent of old line Republican princi-
Piles, it has not superior in the country,
As complete family paper, covering
all the requirements of an intelligent
American family In the matter of news
papers, it takes rank with the best In
the Union. The cost is but one dollar
per year. and until January l, 1888. the
publishers announce that the paper will
be sent fifteen months for one dollar
The time counts on new subscriptions
or renewals. 1t is published by the Ohio
State Journal Company. Columbus, o.
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A ARITHMETEC.
(Omit two.)


1 Give at some length your method of teaching
beginners in numbers.
Find the contents in barrels of cistern 10 feet
in diameter at top, feet at bottom, and u it. deep
3 The annual interest of a note for five years at
per cent. is $3.50 Find the amount.
wish to obtain $500 at bank for months;
interest per cent; for what sum must l give my
note!
5 Three-fourths of per cent. of SIS plus $500 is
what per cent. of $3.50.
8 invested in stocks at 8 per cent. premium,
and sold at per cent. discount investing the pro-
ceeds in whisky at S1.75 per gallon. l bought 25
barrels; what was my investment in stocks?
bought 5000 lbs. of corn at 50 cts. per bushel,
one barrel of -four at 2 cts per h.. 925 lbs of oats
25 cts. per bushel 1923 ft of lumber Sill per
hundred, q bushels apples at a cts. per bushel.
Make out the bill
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-11-17

A GAIN of eighteen Republican mem
bers OF the Legislature. heavy cutting
down of the Democratic majority on
state ticket, and the defeat of GormaI. s
pet plan for calling constitutional con-
vention to wipe out the Independent
judiciary, is not so had for Maryland
after all. One more such victory" as
that for the Clevelsnd-Gorman. Higgins
ring will ruin it.